Samurai Culture and History

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1. Samurai was a class of Japanese warriors in the service of what leader? Mercenary Thieves Shogun Bandits

2. In which period of Japanese history did the Samurai class flourish? Tokugawa Sengoku Kamakura Moritomo

3. In times of war the 'Mon' or 'Paulownia' was used to determine sides of the warring-classes, then it became known as the rising-sun. Who was the first samurai that used this insignia? Taikoki Ashikaga Tokugawa Meiji

4. During the Mongolian invasion attempt of 1274 A.D. crash bombs (Zhien tian lei) from China were used by the samurai-warriors to expel the invaders. True or false? True False

5. In 1570, the daimyo, Oda Nobunaga, employed what weapon to attack samurai-warriors ? cross-bows grenades long bow arquebus

6. With heavy armor (Yoyoi) Japanese samurai-warriors swam across the moat with their horses into battle. How did they achieve this without drowning? floating armor cork-belts logs boats floating shoes

7. When two samurai-warriors met on the battlefield what factor was the deciding element in the outcome? better armor longer sword kenjutsu sharper spear

8. What was the name of the weapon introduced by the Sohei ( priest-soldiers)? nunchaku long bows spears naginata

9. What was the Confucius element of faith that the samurai based their loyalty of service on? ki pio zen ko

10. According to Bushido (Way of the Warrior) which act is the ultimate test of loyalty (Japanese term)? Answer: (One Word)